EUROPE - UEFA EURO 2020

[GrimFadango]

Serbia & Kosowo or at least Serbia & Albania, two beautiful countries and promising football market. It would do great to their billateral relationship.

[TataMuminka]

Originally Posted by GrimFadango

Serbia & Kosowo

Is it irony?

[JYDA]

Turkey is overdue

[Aikishi]

Turkey

[kubura]

Serbia & Bosnia UEFA EURO 2020

[PaulFCB]

Originally Posted by cornelinho

hungary has more money better infrastucture and much more thend bulgaria and is the best co-bider we can get.

Maybe we should try Moldavia or the Black Sea

[koynov]

Maybe you are right for Hungary, but Bulgaria need from Euro 2020 because we want to develop our Infrastructure just like romanians. Hungary already have good roads, hotels etc.

[www.sercan.de]

Originally Posted by Axelferis

You know, don't forget platini got euro for france and now with its italian origin he will do the same for italy bid

Nooooo
But it could be.

So Turkey 2024 . Actually if Turkey do not gets EURO 2020, they wil bid for a WC

[kamadeva]

Turkey is the favorite in my books,i wouldn't bid against them in 2020.
Romania should concentrate on 2024,but with whom one might ask;historically our best neighbours have been the serbs(there's a saying that goes sthg like "Romania has 2 friends Serbia and the Black Sea").Serbia is also a fast developing country with a team stronger than many in C&EE(even ours).This is not likely to happen but possible.
The bid with Bulgaria would be okay but we have nothing in common with them.We have a strong developed south,they have a weak developed north,not compatible.A common bid might change that.
Hungary&Romania is prolly the best option.The historycal link of Transilvania to both countries and the big minority of hungarians as well as a large hungarian FDI in Transilvania proves the good working relations.The hungarian motorways will link with A1,A2,A3 motorways in Romania going West-Central-South-South East which will most likely be completed by then.The most prosperous cities in Romania are in the West and South,again a big plus to a bid with Hungary.
Romania atm is ahead in arena and sports facilities development but behind in infrastructure in relations to Hungary.
Cities most capable of Euro level games would be Timisoara,Cluj-Napoca,Brasov,Craiova,Bucharest,Constanta because of a combination of location,demography,income,infrastructure,tradition in football(teams in the first league),fans etc.Iasi in the NE is also a good choice but disadvantaged by the development in the zone.
My money goes on Turkey 2020 and Romania&Hungary 2024.
Good luck to all contenders

[Cirdan]

Originally Posted by kamadeva

Turkey is the favorite in my books,i wouldn't bid against them in 2020.
Romania should concentrate on 2024,but with whom one might ask;historically our best neighbours have been the serbs(there's a saying that goes sthg like "Romania has 2 friends Serbia and the Black Sea").Serbia is also a fast developing country with a team stronger than many in C&EE(even ours).This is not likely to happen but possible.
The bid with Bulgaria would be okay but we have nothing in common with them.We have a strong developed south,they have a weak developed north,not compatible.A common bid might change that.
Hungary&Romania is prolly the best option.The historycal link of Transilvania to both countries and the big minority of hungarians as well as a large hungarian FDI in Transilvania proves the good working relations.The hungarian motorways will link with A1,A2,A3 motorways in Romania going West-Central-South-South East which will most likely be completed by then.The most prosperous cities in Romania are in the West and South,again a big plus to a bid with Hungary.
Romania atm is ahead in arena and sports facilities development but behind in infrastructure in relations to Hungary.
Cities most capable of Euro level games would be Timisoara,Cluj-Napoca,Brasov,Craiova,Bucharest,Constanta because of a combination of location,demography,income,infrastructure,tradition in football(teams in the first league),fans etc.Iasi in the NE is also a good choice but disadvantaged by the development in the zone.
My money goes on Turkey 2020 and Romania&Hungary 2024.
Good luck to all contenders

I believe it would not necessarily be a bad idea to bid even without too much hope winning - you can see where UEFA sees the biggest deficits and concentrate on them 4 years later.

But yes, Turkey 2020 and Balkan 2024 (Romana-Hungary, Romania-Bulgaria or some ex-Yugo combined bid) seems likely... though I can see Italy or Spain getting 2024. I doubt they'll get 2020, because one of the big 5 already got the last one, I doubt they'll go to 2 of the traditional powers in a row... but Romania and Turkey are pretty close, which might speak for a Western candidate in '24.

[LuckyFace]

I believe Turkey will win the bid

[Aikishi]

The winner of the EURO 2020 bid will be declared in 2014.

4 years waiting

Or 3 years,because 2010 is almost over

[cornelinho]

Originally Posted by koynov

Maybe you are right for Hungary, but Bulgaria need from Euro 2020 because we want to develop our Infrastructure just like romanians. Hungary already have good roads, hotels etc.

is bulgaria interested in biding for 2020/2024 ? an if not with romania then what other option ?

[alex_zebe]

I like the idea of Bosnia-Croatia-Serbia hosting the tournament. However, Turkey will probably win.

As for Romania bidding with Bulgaria or Hungary, that will probably happen for the 2024 tournament (though I prefer the 2020 tournament). I don't have a favorite, both countries have some kind of a link with Romania, Bulgaria from the political point of view (both joining NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007) and Hungary from the historical point of view (Transylvania is the most important common point) and in terms of transport infrastructure (2 motorways linking the two countries are currently U/C).

Regarding the host cities, in Romania they will probably be the unofficial capitals of the important historical regions (Bucuresti-Muntenia, Cluj-Transylvania, Timisoara-Banat, Craiova-Oltenia, Iasi-Moldova and Constanta-Dobrogea). One or two of these will probably end up as being reserve stadiums -cities- (maybe Iasi and/or Constanta?). A second Transylvanian city (Brasov) could also come into discution, as it has one of the best sport infrastructure in the country and has lots of accommodation facilities (like Constanta, it's a great tourist destination here).

There are currently three stadiums U/C in Romania, of which two could host matches ot the EURO: Cluj Arena (some 30.000 seats, due to be completed next summer) and Bucharest National Stadium (55.000 seats, expendable to 63.000 seats, to be completed in May). The stadiums from Cluj may also need an expansion.
There are plans of new stadiums in Brasov, Timisoara, Craiova and, I think, Constanta.

The National Stadium from Bucharest


Cluj Arena


As for Hungary, some plans I found on the internet: Renovation of the Puskas Ferenc stadium in Budapest (68.000 seats)



I'd like to hear about the Bulgarian and Hungarian possible host cities/stadiums.

[TataMuminka]

Originally Posted by kamadeva

The bid with Bulgaria would be okay but we have nothing in common with them.We have a strong developed south,they have a weak developed north,not compatible.A common bid might change that.

It might change that more than you could imagine. Something as simple as a motorway in a new, undeveloped region may help it develop.
In fact I think this weak development of adjacent regions in two countries makes them compatible.

[ffchc]

This is Turkey's to lose (hopefully not). They have demonstrated they have the will and capacity do stage it.

[PaulFCB]

Originally Posted by www.sercan.de

Nooooo
But it could be.

So Turkey 2024 . Actually if Turkey do not gets EURO 2020, they wil bid for a WC

And maybe one of his grandparents is from Ireland and we Have Ireland&Northern Ireland 2024

Originally Posted by kamadeva

The historycal link of Transilvania to both countries and the big minority of hungarians as well as a large hungarian FDI in Transilvania proves the good working relations.The hungarian motorways will link with A1,A2,A3 motorways in Romania going West-Central-South-South East which will most likely be completed by then.The most prosperous cities in Romania are in the West and South,again a big plus to a bid with Hungary.

And what does Hungary have in common if they historically had Transylvania?
All the time Romanians were a majority over there when Tr. was under them, not to mention that except for some forced hungarization every Romanian kept it's identity ( and the one's that were huninized are "Hungarians in Romania" now ). Not to mention the minority is just over there in the Secui Land, I doubt Harghita or Covasna will have anything to do with hosting games for a Euro and that doesn't change anything cause everybody is different, we keep our stuff, they want theirs! Just because some Hungarian minority lives in a specific place in the country, isolated and rarely in other places doesn't mean we have anything in common with them .
Not to mention Euro 2020 would be a nice tournament for Romania to start on a Thursday instead of Friday, because if it will be on 4th of June then we will celebrate 100 years from the great treaty of Trianon .

[PaulFCB]

*D*

[cornelinho]

bucharest ost the will not host the final. and i don.t see a 65k final stadium in sofia...

[Google1998]

Romania wants the Euro really badly and they will get it! Maybe not Euro 2020 if that will go to Turkey, but Euro 2024 for sure. Platini was practically elected because of the Romanian chief federation, Sandu calling up all the chiefs of the federations in Bucharest for a secret meeting. This is how Platini won his mandate...

They have the money, they have very nice cities especially in Transylvania (Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Brasov), also the North of Bucovina is very developped for tourism (Piatra Neamt for example), the seaside (Constanta) and the capital (Bucharest).

They already started to build a national stadium in Bucharest (Elite, 55.000 places) and in Cluj-Napoca another Elite one, of U Cluj about 32.000 places.

The main problem is that Romania doesnt find another country to host it! Bulgaria rejected the invitation because they dont have money and they will only try to organise a volleyball major competition, while my Hungary cant be ready until 2024 I think, even tough I am not sure we can make it. So we will not try to host it with Czechia because they also dont have money, we can host it only with Romania if we find money. So I know better the situation from Hungary than you all!

Anyway, my wife is from Romania, it is a beautiful country: mountains in Transylvania, monasteries and beautiful nature in North Moldova (the touristic area of Bukovina) and seaside in South-East.

I will definetely support the candidature!

PS. The latest rumours are that Romania will host single and not for Euro 2020, but for Euro 2024! So it is very probable to have Euro 2020 in Turkey and 2024 in Romania... Italy will probably wait, knowing Platini!

I doubt Serbia has money...